13 Feb 1865
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Newspaper
Evansville Daily Journal
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1865
Page
1
Sie Daily Joural announces its telegraph publication from the Journal Buildings located on Locust Street between First and Water. The notice repeats the imprint and address, indicating a publishing office and timing for distribution.
A letter-writer chides The New York Times for leaking military plans such as Porter-Butler and a proposed cavalry expedition to attack Selma, Montgomery, and Mobile. The author urges government action and warns of dangerous forgeries and counterfeit notes aimed at businessmen.
Documents from Hampton Roads and Fortress Monroe describe informal peace talks between Lincoln and Richmond officials. The record includes Blair and Davis correspondence, Eckert dispatches, Grant responses, and statements about restoring the national authority, union terms, and no immediate armistice while negotiations occur.
Arrests have been made on fraud charges in New York and Brooklyn by Colonel Baker and officers. An investigation into forged papers in the county brokerage business is under way with a completion target around Monday.
The Richmond Examiner reports enemy defences still hold at Hatcher's Run with heavy entrenchment. Yankee cavalry moved toward Dinwiddie Court House to buy time for infantry, extending lines two to three miles while advancing casualties are noted among officers including Capt Floyd and Col Scott, with Capt Young severely wounded.
The Herald correspondent in front of Richmond reports renewed indications of evacuation by rebel forces and suggests a general concentration for a large struggle at an early date. Breckinridge’s old command and cavalry brigade are said to be near Richmond within a few days as weather improves.
Fragmented text describes a February item in Sew Tous with unclear details and numbers. The readable parts reference a Whea and a data linked to a hanging, plus a vague disharmony of letters and phrases. No names, places, or clear actions emerge from the legible fragments.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Vicgr, Grain, Me Nister, Rees Perk, Corkcreet and a 30 i Se MQROGERIDG. Readers see garbled proper nouns and numbers with no coherent event or outcome to summarize.
A weather spell brings a mild river decline with ice gone and growing river traffic. Vessels like Shamrock, Miami, Kentucky, Glendale, Darling, Peytona, Justice, Juno, Aumades, Liberty No 2, BR K Dunkerson, Morning Star, and Superior are listed with arrivals, departures, and routes to Nashville, Memphis, Henderson, Louisville, and Paducah. The Liberty reports orders freight value and calls for local merchants to favor shipping locally. Evansville and Memphis line may become permanent with care.
Fragmentary telegraph item reports railroad receipts and fares for February. The text is garbled but indicates cash flows, passenger or freight movements, and possibly station details such as Bruneville. No clear dates beyond February and no identifiable figures.
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